Nixon Today
Performer-in-Chief: A look back at the time President Nixon played piano at the Grand Ole Opry
As country music stars and legends gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Grand Ole Opry, it's a good time to remember this week fifty-one years ago, when President Nixon became the first and only president to perform at this mainstay of America’s...
“I shook President Nixon’s hand in China” – Visitor Reflects on Meeting President Nixon
As I do every time I'm here, I visited gravesites of the President and First Lady to pay my respects. When I walked up to the site, there was an older Chinese couple paying their respects. I held back for a moment, but then when they started taking some photos I...
Pat Nixon—Most Underrated First Lady
First Lady Pat Nixon made Gallup's top-ten list of most admired women fourteen times. She was a First Lady of many firsts who redefined the role and made an impact still felt today. Here are just five reasons why she can easily be considered the most underrated First...
The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner
By Chris LoweTrish O’Donnell Director of Education at the Richard Nixon Foundation For a few moments every February, as the Super Bowl begins, Americans stand together—hand over heart—as the national anthem plays and U.S. Air Force jets soar overhead. In that moment,...
New Video Series: What Nixon Thought About…American Leaders
From his election to Congress in 1946 to his final days as an elder Statesman, Richard Nixon’s experience on the national political stage spans almost fifty years and includes countless interactions with other leaders. Hear President Nixon’s candid thoughts from his...
President Nixon’s Experience Meeting with World Leaders Continues to Be Insightful
Today, as President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, we turn to the words of President Richard Nixon whose groundbreaking 1972 trip to China to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai opened modern U.S relations with...
President Nixon’s Actions During the Yom Kippur War Highlighted on Special Report with Bret Baier
On October 25, Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier filmed Special Report live from the Nixon Library. His show featured a special throwback segment that highlighted President Nixon's role in bringing a ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War fifty years ago. Watch here:
America’s Airlift in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
By the evening October 9, 1973, President Nixon ordered the commencement of Operation Nickel Grass, the American airlift to resupply the Israelis of military equipment lost in the war.Summary On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to...
Special Message for the 50th Anniversary of the DEA
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon’s Reorganization Plan No. 2 consolidated drug control efforts that had previously been spread out over multiple cabinet agencies and bureaus into one agency—the DEA. Learn more about the history and ongoing mission of the DEA...
The Origin of National Vietnam War Veterans Day
On March 29, 1973, the last American combat troops left Vietnam. That evening, President Nixon addressed the American people from the Oval Office declaring, “Tonight, the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come.” He goes on to say, “For the first time...